Embracing Visible Leadership

I hope you can see from this course that visible leadership is something we all have within us. You just need to decide it's your time—your time to be visible and to gain acknowledgement for you and your teams, to become known for your expertise so you can make your work life better and better.

Of course, there's naturally some trepidation when you're learning, experimenting, and growing. But visible leadership doesn't require that you're a different you. It just asks that you start trying to create more balance between doing the work and sharing more of the good stuff—which is you.

During these lessons, you've learned:

• About visible and invisible leadership.
• Some everyday models and tools to improve and increase opportunities for you to be a visible leader.
• Everyday ways to connect.
• That being able to connect and communicate how you work and where you fit within the organization's strategy is a core way to exercise visible leadership.
• That being transparent about what you offer and the value you and your team add supports you in building trust with your team, your colleagues, and stakeholders.
• That trust building is one of the core components of being a visible leader.

My hope for you is that this course has provided a few prompts and the encouragement for you to go forth and be visible. Your better self will thank you.

So next, stay tuned for some homework—hmm? I know—but learning to be more visible is a core skill. And like any other skill, you need to practice to get better. This homework enables you to do that practice, so you're better armed to be a better visible leader.